Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is cement versus concrete. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Accuracy is important. You might think concrete and cement are interchangeable, but you'll quickly find that you're mistaken when some guy at Home Depot rolls h...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 March 2008 Among the 25,000 people who ran in Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, runner Julian Myers joined in the race for five kilometers. Mike O'Sullivan reports, it was part a bigger marathon to mark his 90th birthda...
By Mike O'Sullivan Seattle 03 October 2007 The northwestern U.S. city of Seattle is a high-tech center and the home of Microsoft. It is also home to a growing electronic game industry, with dozens of companies in and around the city. VOA's Mike O'Sul...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 03 March 2007 On Sunday India heralds the arrival of spring with the festival of Holi. While Holi is a Hindu ritual, it is celebrated with bonfires and parties by Indians of all religions. But one aspect of Holi is prompting...
By Sonja Pace Quneitra, Golan 08 February 2007 Syria's president has repeatedly called for a renewal of peace talks between his country and neighboring Israel, and some in Israel say now might be a good time to deal. Central to any negotiations will...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 04 February 2007 In West Africa, many of today's technologically sophisticated college graduates are making money and helping develop a new industry in the region: internet-based call centers. The call centers provide telephone...
By Joseph Mok Rock City, Tennessee 07 December 2006 watch Christmas Montage All across the world, Christians are preparing to mark the Christmas holiday. Rock City, in the eastern U.S. state of Tennessee, celebrates the holiday season with its annua...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 November 2006 The Supreme Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has certified the victory of incumbent President Joseph Kabila in October elections. His rival in the second round of voting, former Uganda-backed rebel l...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch Democrat Politics report The congressional campaign season has begun in the United States. The war on terror and the conflict in Iraq are key issues. VOAs Peter Fedynsky reports on the latest...
